But crap… He’s not going far. Just to become the chief operating officer of the Knight Cancer Clinic. He’ll become OHSU-Nike blend. At way, way too much salary, I’m sure. That was announced this afternoon.

Another blow to OHSU integrity.

Stadum has been the COO of OHSU throughout all of its many recent hijinks, including but not limited to forcing the ludicrous SoWhat district down the throats of Portland taxpayers; building its ill-fated health club complex with aerial tram[rim shot]; and shipping off its biotech research center to Florida. Quite a résumé.

Probably his defining moment was Jan. 16, 2006, when he told us: "However disagreeable its price tag, the tram remains a vital linchpin in the future growth of OHSU and, indeed, of Oregon's economy." Classic.

Now maybe he'll do to the medical school what Phil Knight's money has done to the state university down in Eugene.

That quote is all kinds of awesome. I used to think that failing up was the only way up, but the truth is being delusional and playing make-believe is the only way up and failing is just an unpleasant side effect to a trophy career.

Hey! Phil has already started treating OHSU employees like Nike employees...allowing them to be marketed by Nike initiatives in the employee-discount store. All OHSU employees can now shop at the Nike employee store!

Wow...Donate a bunch of money and you get to market to all the thousands of OHSU employees...and their family members. Hell, OHSU will even help you market to their employees. It does the marketing of OHSU employees _FOR_ Nike.

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 156
At this date last year: 225
Total run in 2014: 401
In 2013: 257
In 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269